Jarno Trulli and Ricardo Zonta today began a three day test with Benson and Hedges Jordan Honda at Silverstone in warm and dry conditions.
Both drivers had a productive day with Trulli posting the fastest lap time of 1:23.14, completing 61 laps and Zonta finishing fourth fastest with 1:24.27, finishing 77 laps.
This morning the team spent considerable time making the drivers comfortable with the HANS device, which is mandatory for this test, then concentrated on general chassis set-up in preparation for the British Grand Prix in July. Zonta and Trulli ended the day with a tyre test programme for Bridgestone, with very positive results.
Fresh from his racing debut for Jordan at the Canadian Grand Prix, Zonta is standing in at this test for Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who is resting at home following two accidents in Monaco and Montreal which have left him feeling unwell.
Zonta commented, �It was a good day testing although the track was very dirty so we had to make changes in the morning and try some different set-ups. In the afternoon we ran out of time and had to shift our attention to tyre testing. I would like to have spent more time on set-up and brake balance work, but it was a productive day for us.�
| Times from Silverstone - 12th June |
|
Driver |
Team |
Tyre |
Time |
Laps |
|
Trulli |
Jordan |
B |
1'23"140 |
61 |
|
Turner |
McLaren |
B |
1'24"090 |
53 |
|
Gene |
Williams |
M |
1'24"270 |
27 |
|
Zonta |
Jordan |
B |
1'24"340 |
77 |
|
Badoer |
Ferrari |
B |
1'24"400 |
43 |
|
de la Rosa |
Jaguar |
M |
1'24"870 |
73 |
|
Herbert |
Arrows |
B |
1'25"030 |
62 |
|
Lotterer |
Jaguar |
M |
1'25"250 |
21 |
|
Webber |
Benetton |
M |
1'25"250 |
45 |
|
Lemarie |
BAR |
B |
1'25"490 |
64 |
|
Button |
Benetton |
M |
1'26"410 |
28 |
|
Sarazin |
Prost |
M |
1'26"460 |
42 |
|
Irvine |
Jaguar |
M |
1'27"540 |
9 |
|
Heidfeld |
Sauber |
B |
1'28"020 |
5 |